Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Wisconsin Is At Ground Zero For Coal Ash Dumping

The New York Times front page story today about the dangers inherent in piles of burned coal by-products (fly ash) shows Wisconsin with a big concentration of fly ash dumps.

Here's the map.

Anyone keeping an eye on these dumps, and the hazards they pose to groundwater, air quality and other public health issues?

Michigan media are already tracking dumps near the Great Lakes, including in Wisconsin, and all this comes in the wake of a disasterous spill in Tennessee.

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